Postcode · Shrewsbury
Crime in SY2 6AR
How much crime is recorded in SY2 6AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,040 (2024)
SY2 6ARShrewsbury
How safe is SY2 6AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY2 6AR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY2 6ARNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Shoplifting13.38.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order4.04.6
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.